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Instrumentation
Instrumentation is defined as the art
and science of measurement and
control.
Control Engineering
Control engineering is the engineering
discipline that focuses on the modeling
and the design of controllers that will cause
these systems to behave in the desired
manner.
Proud
To Be
An
“You will get a feel of the
Stone Age as soon as you start
thinking of a world without instruments.
Instruments of different nature have
become an essential part of our lives, and
this is possible only because of the
instrumentation and control
engineers around us!”
A Broader View
instrumentation
Instrumentation and Control Engineers comprises measurement
and control systems.Measurement Systems comprise of the measurement device which convert the physical variable into electrical
variable.
Measurement Systems basically comprises of 4 types of systems•
Temp measurement
•
Pressure measurement
•
Flow measurement
•
Level measurement
1.
Temperature Measurement
Temperature control is the most important requirement in the oil
industry due to presence of so many flammable material so the
safety is at stake. Temp measurement is brought about by basically
using 3 measurement devices namely- thermistor, thermocouple
and resistance temperature detector(RTDs).
Thermistor and thermocouples are the highly nonlinear devices
but still the mostly used ones due their ability to read high temperatures very precisely and accurately. The change in resistance due
to increase in temp could be calibrated to the current parameters
using the potentiometer circuit or the wheat stone bridge circuit
or could be directly read using wheatstone bridge as the null type
instrument.
placement sensors whose displacement is calibrated to give the
electrical output by being used in the strain gauge or capacitive
displacement sensors.
For low pressure measurement the mostly used devices are the
pirani , McLeod and thermocouple gauges.
McLeod gauge works by trapping the low level gas and compressing the gas to a significantly high measurable pressure
value . Pirani and thermocouple gauge works on the principle of
thermal conductivity of gases.
4.
Level Measurement
The determination of position in a storage device is
brought by a number of devices . They could be determined
directly(mechanically) using dip sticks or steel tapes or chain
gauges. These are basically indicating type instruments where
actions are taken manually after the readings . These devices are
used only when the precision of measurement and control could
be subjected to the human error.
Then there are certain inferential and indirect methods of level
measurement which are generally capable of giving the output
as current variables.
Floats are used for the purpose which basically experiences the
buoyant force by making the displacer to sit on the surface of
water.Spring balance and torque tube systems work on principle of transmitting the force developed into by using their own
mechanism into displacement which is then calibrated against
torque measuring stain gauge or other devices to get the output
in electrical domain.
Bubble type method of measurement is also quite frequently
used in the industry due to their ability to directly give the elec3.
Pressure Measurement
trical output.
It is the most important measurement systems used in the industry
The Ultrasonic and Radiation type level meters are the mostly
, as any problem any where in the industry is first to be indicated
used in the industry when highly precise and accurate level
by the change in the pressure prevailing in the device.
measurement is required. In these we use a transmitter and a
For Medium and High pressure measurement we prefer using- Ureceiver which reads the level. In radiation type it is done by
tube manometers , bourdon tube , bellow gauge and diaphragm
measuring the intensity of the radiations after they pass through
gauge.
the fluid where as in ultrasonic they measure the transit time
In U-tube manometers we mostly use Hg as the manometric liquid
after being reflected from the surface of the liquid. Both these
and bourdon tube works on the principle of converting an oval
devices require a series of transmitter and a receiver.
shaped device into circular depending upon the pressure applied
which is mechanically transformed into movement of sector giving
the corresponding value of applied pressure where as bellow gauge
expands and compresses its annular rings on removal and application of pressure.
Diaphragm gauge is the most important devices to be used in the
industry for all sorts of measurement. These are basically dis2.
Flow Measurement
Control of flow is very important to the oil industry as there is a
great need as to how much material should be induced in the machine and moreover to keep a severe check on how much material
is being transported to the other industries for refining etc.
There are several flowmeters available in the industry depending
upon the requirement and the purpose:
Coriolis and Vortex are the most used flow meters when highly
precise measurement of the flow rate and the volume is required .
Differential pressure devices are used in the industry due to their
easy installation and easy replacement. Moreover they also have
the capability of giving current as the output.
Rotameters are also used in the industry quite heavily due to their
accuracy and ease of measurement in these the rate of flow is calibrated to the position of the float in the rotameter tube.
Turbine meters are another class of devices used in the industry
as they have the ability to give direct output as current which is
directly calibrated to the flow rate making the shafts to rotate.
control
entered theMartian atmosphere it was traveling
19,300 kilometers per hour. For about fourminutes
in the upper atmosphere, the spacecraft aeroshell
decelerated the vehicle toa velocity of 1,600 kilometers per hour. Then a parachute was deployed to slow
thespacecraft to about 300 kilometers per hour. At
an altitude of about 100 meters retrorockets slowed
the descent and airbags were inflated to cushion
the shock oflanding. The Spirit struck the Martian ground at around
50 km/hr.The successful entry, descent, and
landing of Spirit is an
astonishingillustration
of the power of control
systems. Given the large
distances to Mars,it is
not possible for a spacecraft to fly through the
atmosphere while under
groundcontrol—the entry, descent, and landing
Control systems are
must be controlled aufound in abundance in all sectors of industry, tonomously on-boardthe spacecraft. Designing syssuch as quality control ofmanufactured products, tems capable of performing planetary entry is one
automatic assembly lines, machine-tool control, ofthe great challenges facing control system
space technologyand weapon systems, computer engineers.
control, transportation systems, power systems,
robotics,Micro-Electro-Mechanical
Systems Control engineering is based on the foundations
(MEMS), nanotechnology, and many others. Even of feedback theory and linearsystem analysis, and
thecontrol of inventory and social and economic it integrates the concepts of network theory and
systems may be approached from the theoryof au- communicationtheory. Therefore control engineertomatic control.
ing is not limited to any engineering disciplinebut
is equally applicable to aeronautical, chemical, meThe Mars Exploration Rover (MER-A), also known chanical, environmental,civil, and electrical engias Spirit, was launched on aDelta II rocket, in June neering.
2003 to Mars, the Red Planet. When the spacecraft
all about
One of the most commonly asked questions by a
novice on a control system is: What is a control
system? To answer the question, we can say that in
our daily lives there are numerous “objectives” that
need to be accomplished. For instance, in the domestic domain, we need to regulate the temperature
and humidity of homes and buildings for comfortable living. For transportation, we need to control
the automobile and airplane to go from one point
to another. Industrially,
manufacturing processes
contain numerous objectives for products that
will satisfy the precision
and cost effectiveness requirements. The means
of achieving these “objectives” usually involve the
use of control systems
that implement certain
control strategies.
Household
Automotive
Modern automobiles have complex instrumention.
In addition to displays of engine rotational speed
A mechanical thermostat, used to
and vehicle linear speed, there are
control a
also displays of battery voltage
houseold furnace and thus to
and current, fluid levels,
control room temperature
fluid temperatures,
senses temperature with a
distance traveled and
bi-metallic strip and
feedbacks of various
displays temperature
controls (turn signals,
by a needle on the free
parking brake, head
end of the strip.
lights, transmission
position). Cautions
A home security system,
may be displayed for
which consists of sensors
special problems (fuel
(motion detection,
low, check engine, tire
switches to detect door
pressure low, door ajar, seat
openings), simple
belt unfastened). Problems are
algorithms to detect intrusion,
recorded so they can be reported to
local control (arm/disarm) and
diagnostic equipment. Navigation
remote monitoring of the system
systems can provide voice commands
so that the police can be sumto reach a destination. Automotive
moned.
instrumentation must be cheap and
reliable over long periods in harsh
Kitchen appliances-a refrigerator
environments. There may be
maintains a constant temperature
indpendent airbag system which
by measuring the internal
contain sensors,
temperture, a microwave
logic and actuators.
oven sometimes cooks
The aircraft may contain inertial navigation systems,
via a heat.
global positioning systems, weather radar, autopilots, and
aircraft stabilization systems. Redundant sensors are used for
reliability. Air traffic control radar is distributed instrumentation system.
The ground portion transmits an electromagnetic pulse and receives an echo
(at least). Aircraft carry transponders that transmit codes on reception of the pulse.
The system displays aircraft map location, an identifier and optionally
altitude.
Instrumentation
Around Us...
Aircraft
automation
Instrumentation engineering primarily focuses on principle and operation of measuring instruments, which are used in design and configuration of automated systems. Nowadays
the industries are switching almost all their
processes to automation. So instrumentation
and control engineers have a role to play in
all the fields where there is automation. This
opens up a large number of opportunities in
a variety of fields - right from R&D units to
aerospace companies, thermal power plants,
steel plants, fertilizer plants, automobile
companies, refineries and cement plants.
makes a washer and dryer set that you can
control with a Smartphone app--but for the
most part, home automation is a category
that’s brutally technical, hopelessly fragmented, and, above all, really expensive. Automation generally implies
the integration of machines into
a self-governing system, thus reducing the manpower which was
once employed for even the simplest tasks as per today’s standards. The term automation has
also been used to describe nonmanufacturing systems in which
programmed or automatic devices can operate independently or nearly independently
of human control. In the fields of communications, aviation, and astronautics, for example, such devices as automatic telephone
switching equipment, automatic pilots, and
automated guidance and control systems are
used to perform various operations much
faster or better than could be accomplished
by humans.
SmartThings, a startup that recently blew
past its $250,000 Kickstarter goal, is aiming
to let consumers make their current stuff
smarter with a range of low-powered, Smartphone-controlled sensors. And they’re aiming to do it for cheap. The company, founded
earlier this year, has taken on the noble but
ambitious mission of bringing home automation into the Smartphone
age, combining cheap sensors and slick apps to make
a smart stuff platform that
you don’t need a computer
science degree to figure out.
Each SmartThings system
is based around a hub that
you connect to the cloud via
your router (a cellular version is also in the
works), as well as a slew of sensors that monitor things like motion, moisture, and temperature and smart plugs that can regulate power to lamps, blenders, and other appliances.
Those sensors, in conjunction with a host of
mini-applications, dubbed SmartApps, let
you not only monitor your home remotely,
but also program it to behave certain ways in
certain situations.
It has revolutionized those areas in which it
has been introduced, and there is scarcely an
aspect of modern life that has been unaffected by it. An example of one such area - Home
Automation is an increasingly explored and
tried area for those who are willing to build
a “smart home” around them. As we can observe, consumer electronics companies have
made some half-hearted efforts at making
our appliances smarter in the last few years-pretty much every TV now comes with a
YouTube browser, and Samsung, for example,
Here are a few examples: Outfit your bed
with a SmartThings accelerometer, and,
when it recognizes you’re up for the morning,
it can tell the smart plug attached to the coffee maker to turn on the juice. Put that same
accelerometer in your mailbox, and you can
get a notification on your phone the minute
the day’s haul has come in. Attach a moisture
sensor to your pet’s water bowl and you can
know when it’s empty, or fix a tiny location
tag to its collar and you’ll get an alert when it
leaves the yard.
instrumentation and
Instrumentation
And
Automation
approaching: GATE
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GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) is an important examination
and opens a lot of opportunities for engineers. For those who want to pursue
their higher studies in Engineering (M.E./M.Tech), GATE is a necessity.
Almost all the institutes throughout the country have their admission
procedures based on the GATE score for the above mentioned courses.
Apart from this, since the last two years,some of the PSU’s have started
recruiting on the basis of GATE scores. So, for all those who want to enter
the core sector, GATE provides the opportunity.
how to crack?
3
Institutes which use GATE scores for admission in M.E.: IISC, IIT’s, NIT’s,
NITIE (for its PGDIE course).
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Important subjects: Control systems, Transducers, Engineering Mathematics,
Signals & Systems,Analog Electronics.
Previous year question papers (10 years atleast) are very important. Atleast
2 questions are repeated in one way or the other every year.
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Join some good institute like MADE EASY. If you do not want to join any
institute, buy the notes of all subjects readily available outside various MADE
EASY centres (specifically for subjects like Network Theory, Digital and Analog
Electronics). But still joining an institute is highly recommended.
Join the weekend batches which start in May. Usually there are no separate
weekend batches for Instrumentation. So, one has to join ECE weekend
batches. Syllabus is more or less same except for subjects- Transducers,
Electrical and Electronic Measurement, Optical, Biomedical and Analytical
Instrumentation for which one has to prepare by themselves.
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PSU’s which will recruit Instrumentation students through GATE 2013
scores are:HPCL, IOCL, GAIL, BARC, NALCO,NTPC
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Do give all the practice exams or test series which the institutes organize before
the exam. Just take test series of some institute if u haven’t joined any institute.
Exam practice through test series is very important as it relieves you of the exam
fear, helps in assessing your studies and also helps in time management in exam.
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Message: Don’t try to just cram up the concepts. Practice as much questions as you can.
For those who are looking for a job, GATE is just an additional option. The main
focus of every student must be to try and get at-least one job from the campus. In
GATE, competition is with 30,000 odd people from across the country but in
college, competition is restricted to just 500 students. So, first put all your effort in
beyond NSIT?
Instrumentation being a not so common course for graduate studies, there are only limited seats as
well. The GATE score and not the rank is the sole criterion, apart from test and interview in certain
cases for selection. So even if you have got a rank of less than 100 it doesn’t guarantee you a seat. A
score in excess of 600 is needed for getting popular courses in IITs.
IISc, Bangalore and IIT Kharagpur offer specialized courses in Instrumentation. Control System
courses are offered in all IITs except IIT Guwahati. Those interested in Microelectronics can take up
courses at IISc and IIT Bombay. Some of the institutes are covered in his edition.
IISc Bangalore
1.M.Tech Instrumentation: There is
no interview for this course. Usually
they select only those among top ten.
The remaining seats are left vacant.
The courses are mainly based on material sciences and sensors.
2.M.E. Aerospace: This course is related to control and dynamics. There
are about 1 to 2 seats and admission
is directly on basis of GATE rank.
Decision and Control theory, Real
Time Systems.
5.M.Tech Electronic Design & Technology: Selection is on the basis of
written test and interview. Generally
basics of electrical and electronics are
asked in the written test. Cutoff for
call for test is 98 %tile (around Rank
100 for Instrumentation) which is
very low compared to other courses.
6.M.Tech Computational Science:
Proficiency in programming is a prerequisite. This is a multidisciplinary
program addressing: supercomputing, parallel and distributed computing, computational issues in large
scale problem solving and simulation
in science and engineering, numerical techniques and algorithms, data
management and scientific visualization.
3.M.E. MicroElectronics: This is a
VLSI course. Selection is based only
on GATE rank. Only 1 or 2 seats for
Instrumentation (varies every year)
4.M.E. System Science and Automation: Only one seat for Instrumentation. Mostly a Computer science
course. The areas of study are Signal
Processing, Artificial Intelligence,
Neural Networks, Manufacturing
Systems, Robotics, Computer Vision,
IIT Bombay
Direct admission is offered to those
with high GATE score. The remain-
ing seats are filled by test and interview. One can also opt for 3 year
M.Tech through research assistantships. This requires exceptional
laboratory skills and selection will be
through tests and interview.
1.Control and Computing: This is a
control system course. The areas of
study are Linear Systems Theory,
Optimal Control & Optimization,
Systems Modeling & Identification,
Control of Distributed Parameter
Systems, Nonlinear Systems, Modern
Filter & Network Theory, Behavioral
System Theory, Computational Methods in Electrical Engineering etc.
2. Power Electronics & Power Systems:
The main areas of study are Power
System Analysis and Computation,
Power System Protection and Switchgear, FACTS, HVDC and Power
Quality, EMI, EMC and EM field
computations, Electrical machines:
modeling, analysis, design and control, Power Electronics Converters.
This is a course meant for EE graduates though instrumentation students
can also apply
3. Microelectronics: This is a VLSI
course. Probably the best in India and
most sought after EE Dept at IITB.
4. Electronics Systems: This is a course
mainly on embedded systems with
some amount of VLSI in it. The main
areas of study are Signal Processing Applications, Speech Processing,
Electronic Instrumentation, Biomedical Electronics etc.
5. Dynamics & Control: This course
comes under the Aerospace Engineering Dept. The areas of study
includes Dynamics and control of
smart flexible structures, Spacecraft
attitude control, cooperative control
of autonomous agents, theoretical
issues in dynamics and control of non
linear systems, Control design for
MAVs, Kalman filtering and sensor
fusion.
6. Biomedical Engineering: This is a
course even doctors can apply. In the
first semester students with backgrounds in physical sciences and engineering take courses in physiology.
In the second semester, all students
have to go through a core course on
Biostatistics and Design of Experiments. Students with backgrounds in
physical sciences and engineering undergo a compulsory course in Clinical Physiology. Elective are offered in
bioelectricity, biorheology, ergonomics, medical instrumentation, medical
optics, medical physics, physiological
systems modeling, signal processing,
etc. A rank of around 50 can get you
direct admission.
GATE score is required. The group is
interested in research related to modeling, quantitative analysis and optimal resource allocation from decision
problems. Broad areas of application
are in manufacturing systems, supply
chains, logistics, transport including
railways, finance, services, infrastructures and other industrial systems.
10. Technology and
Development: Only a low GATE score
is required. The core courses will
deal with important rural resource
assessment (land, water, energy),
techniques for choice of technology,
development theory and policy, social
science research methods and system
dynamics models, and project management.
IIT Delhi
9. Industrial Engineering and
Operations Research: Students from
any discipline can apply. Only a low
6. Telecom Technology & Management:
Nothing much to relate with instrumentation. .
IIT Kanpur
It appears that one has to apply to the
electrical dept. specifying our field of
interest.
1. Power & Control: This course is
about Power Electronics and Control
Engineering. Selection is based on
test and interview.
2. Microelectronics, VLSI and Display Technology: This is a purely
VLSI course. Selection procedure is
same as above.
For IIT Delhi you have to apply to
each department separately paying
separate fees.
1. Control & Automation: A control
system course.
2. Power Electronics, Electrical Machines & Drives: Mainly for EE
students.
IIT Kharagpur
3. Power Systems: Hard core EE subject.
1. Control System Engineering: Pure
control stuff. Have some signal processing as well. Earlier if was preferred to Instrumentation.
7. Reliability Engineering: This interdisciplinary program aims to offer a
balanced training in the scientific and
technological aspects of Reliability
Engineering.
8. System and Control: This is a pure
Control engineering course and
recommended only for those who are
very much interested in theoretical
aspects of Control theory. Most of the
seats are for GATE Instrumentation
students.
low.
2. Instrumentation: Hard core instrumentation along with signal processing and electronics. Now preferred to
Control Systems due to better placements.
4. Industrial Engineering: Similar to
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Bombay. Conducted
by Mechanical dept.
5. Instrument Technology: Very good
subject as far as instrumentation is
concerned. Most of the subjects are
instrumentation related. Placements
are also good. Also the cut off is very
3. Reliability Engineering: Same as
Reliability Engineering at Bombay.
4.Industrial Engineering and Management: Similar to Industrial Engineering elsewhere.
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company profile
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is an
Indian multinational oil and gas company headquartered
in Dehradun, India. It is one of the largest Asia-based oil
and gas exploration and production companies, and produces around 77%
of India’s crude oil (equivalent to around 30% of the country’s total demand) and around 81% of
its natural gas. It is one of the largest publicly traded companies by market capitalization in India.
ONGC has been ranked 357th in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s biggest corporations for
the year 2012. It is also among the Top 250 Global Energy Company by Platts
Systems On Which An
IC Engineer Works
Field Instruments
Field instrument systems basically
comprise of measurement systems ie.
pressure measurement, temperature
measurement, flow and level measurement systems . The measurement
systems are either monitoringor
transmission type instruments. Monitoring instruments give output directly
where as transmission type instruments convert the basic output into the
electrical output.
JOB FIELD : Govt/Tech/Others JOB ROLE/PROFILE: Graduate Trainee.
Shutdown and Turnaround:
proper and complete shut
down of all the systems is
necessary in almost all the
industries but is particularly
important in oil based industry due to safety issues
. moreover installing of the
various shutdown valves to
be implemented in the crises
conditions form the part of
IC engineers job.
Control instruments
Control systems are the most interesting part of the industry for instrumentation engineers comprising of
the various controllers and controller
systems designed to be worked on. The
first was single loop programmable
controllers (SLPC) which were soon
overtaken by the controllers called
PLCs (programmable logic controllers)
which form the most important part of
control systems in the industry. Ladder
logic form the basis of the plc systems
to get the control signal computed correctly. PLCs were initially developed to
work on analog signals, but with digital
signals overcoming the analog ones
DCS (distributive control systems )
came into existence.
Jobs of an
Instrumentation
Engineer
Analytical instruments
Analytical instrument systems basically include valves, control and
shutdown valves, which act according to the computation of the signal produced by transmission system and computed by controllers
available. Control and shutdown
valves are one of the main instruments in the industry as these are
responsible for the safe and healthy
environment for every one working
in and around the industry.
Maintenance: It forms
an integral part of an
IC engineers job in
ONGC so as to ensure
the optimum working
of the instruments to
obtain accurate results.
Construction:
Construction for an IC
engineer means forming the various controller logic circuits and
systems using a PLCs
and DCS.
experiencing
placements
Hello guys
I am Hitesh Bahl, placed at Bechtel .Your
placement session would start in August. For
the 2012-13 placement session, none of the
ICE core companies visited during august. So
this year placement session for students waiting for ICE core companies started awkwardly
as compared to previous years
as the highly paying PSU’s
due to some restrictions visited during the later-half of
the session.
First core Instrumentation
companythat visited the campus was Bechtel in mid-September. The process included
percentage based short listing
(70%) followed by written
test which comprised of 30 technical questions
(instruments like PMMC, hot-wire; questions
on control systems like minimum and nonminimum phase systems; questions based on
electronics-filters, etc ) and 15 very general
English questions . I felt clearing the written
exam was the major hurdle as they shortlisted
15 out of 50 people. Next was the Group Discussion round which took place in 3 groups
of 5. The GD topics were very general. Finally
12 students appeared for the technical and HR
interviews. Technical round was very general
including questions from my resume, level
measurement, flow meters, etc. I was asked
about mass flow meters and luckily I knew
about Corriolis mass flow meter. Technical
round went well for majority of the candidates.
I was well prepared for the
HR and would recommend
everyone to prepareat least
for the basic HR questions.
Most people neglect HR for
technical companies. Finally
3 people were selected.
Later on several ICE companies visited including GS
constructions, Reliance Industries, Air Liquide, Technip, Triune Energy, Titan. BPCL came in December and IOCL in January.
Lastly, as a huge fan of cricket I would recommend to take the placement session as a game
of test cricket. Placement session is very long,
do not panic and get into a company where
you do not see yourself working.
All the Best! Your seniors are always there to
help you out.
alumni profile
sharing
Q:1 In which Company were you recruited from the campus? How was your selection procedure?
A. 1 I was recruited by TRIUNE ENERGY SERVICES as a
GET(Graduate Engineer Trainee). Selection procedure of
Triune energy services was similar to other ICE Core companies and comprised of two rounds. The 1st round was to
test one’s aptitude and technical knowhow and the successful candidates from this round were then assessed on the
basis of a technical interview followed by an HR interview.
Q:2 Tell us something about your job profile, type of work
and working conditions.
A.2 Currently I am working in Bombardier transportation
India ltd as an ITC (Installation, Testing and Commissioning) Engineer. I am responsible for testing and commissioning of onboard system and wayside equipment like
point machine (torque measurement and adjustment using
HMZ tool) and signals. I find my working experience very
enriching and is helping to learn and grow as a professional,
which I must say is very different from academic life.
Q:3 What all projects you have done during your time at
NSIT and under which professors?
A. 3 I did 3 projects during my course of study :
1.Design of PID Controller for an unstable system under
the guidance of Mr. Y.V Hote.
2.Design of digital controller using Labview and Advantech
PCI-1711 DAQMX card under the guidance of Mr. Y.V
Hote and Mr. A.N Jha.
3.Design of fuzzy based controller using Artificial
Intelligence concepts supervised by Mr. Munish
Vashishath. (YMCA University of science & technology).
Q;4 What all activities were you involved in NSIT? How did
they helped you in your carrier?
A4.I joined IEEE in my 1st year. I attended many technical
workshops organized by IEEE, and also came in contact
with many seniors who helped me a lot in my engineering.
Apart from technical projects I was also involved in organising fests from where I learned managerial skills.
Q:5 What is the role of papers, projects and internships in
enhancing your CV? Also, could you throw some light on
the work you did?
A.Projects and internships are important part as they not
only widen your knowledge base, but also make ones background eclectic. And I am a firm believer that apart from
academic achievements, hands-on experience is the key
to success in any professional sector. It gives you an added
advantage in the sense that, you can present your skill set
to your potential recruiters as your ability to be flexible and
willingness to learn. I did internships at IOCL, DRDO and
DMRC. At IOCL, I learned about the use of PLCs in Oil
Industry and also got an opportunity to see the working of
all types of control valves that was part of our curriculum.
Working at DRDO was also a great experience and I was
involved in a project based on speed control of a DC motor.
But internship at DMRC was a turning point, because I was
got a clear idea of my interests and decided to pursue my
career in signalling . I did a couple of projects at NSIT and
YMCA and all of them were based on control theory. I was
able to get my work published in Springer and got an invitation from Japan to review a research paper too.
Q:6 What would you advice your juniors if anybody is
interested to go in technical field?
A.6 I would suggest that if anyone is interested in pursing
technical field to identity his/her area of interest. take guidance from professors. read technical journals and online
resources to widen knowledge base. once you gain the
required know-how, start working on a reasearch paper/
project with your professor/peers to apply it in real world
applications. it is crucial that for working on these projects
one fundamentals must be strong thus academics play a key
role in building this foundation and cannot be ignored.
Q:7 What is the role of percentage at the time of placements?
A.7 Percentage plays an important role in your placements.
High percentage at the time of placements gives you an
upper hand in getting shortlisted directly for interviews
(mainly in PSUs).It leaves a positive impact on the employer about your consistency throughout engineering, but
it doesn’t mean that having high percentage can assure you
a placement. Percentage anything around 70% is considered
to be good, if you are interested in core field. You need not
be disheartened by the lower percentage. Its always recommended to give a shot at offcampus recruitment drives.
Start applying for jobs and even if it is not some hotshot
job you dreamt of , grab that opportunity and simultaneously prepare for your MBA/MTech exams. Once you have
the work experience and dedication for your work, it will
compensate well for your academic performance.
Q:8 What could be the opportunities for the ice students in
the future?
A.8 ICE students have a lot of opportunities in a number
of area like core engineering, software, electronics as well as
non technical jobs. Owing to a diversified course structure
offered in ice, students really have a choice to go for the
career they want to opt. For core engineering ice students
have very good options in the form of psu companies like
iocl,gail,ntpc,igl. Also a number of private sector companies like halliburton, bombardier. Electronics and software
companies like.nvidia, ti, synopsis, Directi,Cisco,Morgan
Stanley,Atrenta, also consider ice students.
-Ashish Arora
Batch of 2012
control delvers
Control Delvers is a professional NSIT society solely dedicated to Instrumentation and Control
Engineering. Its primary goal will be to make its members available the advancing technological
innovation and excellence for their benefit. Since the society would be dedicated to Instrumentation
and Control Engineering, we wish to spread awareness of the importance of this branch and provide
a sufficient platform for Young Indian Engineers to transform themselves into self-powered Industry
developers
Our Mission Statement
about
The core purpose of ControlDelvers is to encourage technological novelty and excellence in the field of
Instrumentation and Control, while simultaneously inspiring and nurturing new entrants into the
industry. As a member of the ControlDelvers, one will have the content of realising that their views and
ideas would be channelled to accomplishing the objectives of CD.
Our Vision Statement
ControlDelvers will play an indispensable role in the technical community and it shall be universally
recognized for the contributions to technology and of technical professionals in the field of
Instrumentation and Control.
Our Editorial Team
Sundeep Narang
Co-founder
Rajul jain
4th year
Akash Arora
3rd year
Ritesh Gupta
Co-founder
Parul saini
4th year
Dhruv Mathur
3rd year
Saachi Chawla
4th year
Garvit Chawla
3rd year
Ankit Thareja
3rd year